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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Fox News Fires Contributor

A contributor to Fox News who made derogatory remarks about Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers was fired by the channel. Variety reports that Fox News fired Kevin Jackson. The move came after Jackson referred to Kavanaugh’s accusers as…

Special Installment of ‘America’s Got Talent’ to Launch in January; One of Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year to Host

A special installment of NBC’s competition show “America’s Got Talent” is coming in January, with “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Terry Crews set to host the series. “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” will feature the star-studded judges panel from “America’s Got Talent”…

‘SNL’ Names Hosts, Musical Guests for Upcoming Shows

The NBC late-night sketch show “Saturday Night Live” announced the lineup of guest hosts and musical guests for two upcoming shows. Hosting on Oct. 6 will be Awkwafina, who was in two of the past summer’s blockbuster movies, “Ocean’s 8”…

Dustin Hoffman Finds a High-Profile Defender

“Appearing on the same stage where months earlier Dustin Hoffman faced repeated questions about alleged sexual harassment, Bill Murray praised the actor as a ‘really decent person,’” the AP reports. Murray, speaking Wednesday night at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y, is…

Nielsen Expands Total Audience to All 210 Local TV Markets

Nielsen has expanded its Total Audience, which will now be available in all 210 local markets, MediaPost reports. “That includes its Digital Ad Ratings, Total Ad Ratings and Digital Content Ratings, measuring reach, frequency and gross rating points for ads…

Veteran CBS Executive Stepping Down

An executive who has been with CBS since 1996 is leaving the company. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Gil Schwartz, who has been the company’s chief communications officer since 2006, announced this morning that he is retiring. Schwartz…

O.J. Simpson Offers Prison Warning for Bill Cosby

O.J. Simpson, who spent nine years behind bars, is concerned that Bill Cosby will be attacked by some “nut” while he’s serving his time in prison, TMZ reports. Cosby began serving a three- to 10-year term for aggravated indecent assault…

Donald Trump Mockumentary Headed to Cable

A mockumentary based on Donald Trump is set to premiere next month, with plans unveiled today for Comedy Central’s “A President Show Documentary: The Fall of Donald Trump.” Set in the year 2030, the special looks back at the last…

Trump Press Conference Inspires Attacks by Late-Night Shows

Donald Trump’s Wednesday press conference, the fourth of his presidency, provided fodder for the late-night shows last night, with toofab.com reporting that Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel all mined the 81-minute event for comedy…

Actress Says It Was a Mistake to Scrub Kevin Spacey From Movie

One of the most revered actresses of the past 50 years said the decision to remove Kevin Spacey’s scenes from the movie “All the Money in the World” was a mistake. Dame Judi Dench, a seven-time Academy Award nominee and…